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Table II. — Continuous Growing of Barley, 1905 (29 th Season ), 
and, 1906 (30 th Season). 
(Barley grown year after year on the same land, the manures being applied every year). 
Stackyard Field — Produce per acre. 
.1905 
1906 
Plot 
Manures per acre 
Head corn 
Tail 
corn 
Straw, 
Value 
per 
Head corn 
Tail 
corn 
Straw, 
Value 
per 
No. 
of 
bush. 
Wgt, 
per 
bush. 
Weight 
chaff, 
&c. 
quarter 
on basis 
of 28s. 
No. 
of 
bush. 
Wgt. 
per 
bush. 
Weight 
chaff, 
&c. 
quarter 
on basis 
of 27s. 
1 
Unmanured 
20-0 
Lb. 
53'4 
Lb. 
45 
C. q. lb. 
12 0 2 
s. 
25 
d. 
0 
12’3 
Lb. 
517 
Lb. 
26 
0 . q. lb. 
7 0 15 
s. 
23 
d. 
0 
2 a 
1 Ammonia salts (contain- 
ing 50 lb. ammonia) 

8 
0 2 5 
23 
0 
1 
010 
22 
6 
2 aa 
As 2a, with 5 cwt. lime. 
March, 1905 
97 
50’0 
65 
7 0 0 
25 
0 
11 ’6 
48'0 
20 
5 312 
23 
0 
2b 
As 2a, with 2 tons lime, 
Dec, 1897 . . . ■ . 
237 
52‘0 
97 
14 216 
24 
6 
257 
531) 
60 
10 1 16 
23 
0 
2bb 
As 2b, with 2 tons lime 
(repeated), March, 1905 . 
28-2 
517 
227 
19 2 4 
24 
0 
38A 
52'8 
96 
18 2 8 
23 
0 
3 
Nitrate of soda (contain- 
ing nitrogen— 50 lb. am- 
monia) .... 
I7‘9 
51'4 
89 
12 0 1 
23 
0 
36'3 
52 '8 
81 
19 214 
23 
6 
4 
2 Mineral manures . 
23-3 
53-5 
60 
13 1 11 
26 
0 
18‘8 
51-8 
20 
9 218 
23 
6 
5a 
Mineral manures and am- 
monia salts (containing 
50 lb. ammonia) 
3'9 
52-0 
16 
3 0 4 
26 
0 
17 
52-0 
3 
0 3 9 
23 
6 
5aa 
As 5a, with 1 ton lime, 
March, 1905 
3-9 
52b 
8 
2 3 0 
25 
6 
33'9 
55'5 
48 
16 0 0 
25 
0 
5b 
As 5a, with 2 tons lime, 
Dec, 1897 .... 
40-6 
547 
96 
24 2 12 
26 
0 
44-3 
54'5 
48 
21 1 6 
26 
0 
6 
Mineral manures and 
nitrate of soda (contain- 
ing nitrogen=50 lh. am- 
monia) .... 
30’0 
52'5 
117 
19 2 10 
24 
6 
47'5 
53’6 
48 
27 0 0 
25 
6 
7 
Unmanured 
187 
52'5 
62 
10 2 4 
25 
6 
17'5 
51’2 
29 
8 2 16 
23 
6 
8a 
Mineral manures and (in 
alternate years) am- 
monia salts (=100 lb. am- 
monia) .... 
2 ' 8 ? 
52-0 
49 
2 1 12 
26 
0 
3.44 
52-0 
4 
2 210 
23 
6 
8aa 
As 8a, with 2 tons lime, 
Dec. 1897 .... 
367 3 
547 
126 
23 1 16 
25 
& 
28'6 4 
53-2 
24 
15 1 8 
26 
0 
8b 
Mineral manures, am- 
monia salts (=100 lb. 
ammonia) omitted (in 
alternate years) 
6'6 4 
52’0 
20 
4 1 24 
26 
6 
1P8 3 
56’0 
16 
6 2 9 
23 
6 
8bb 
As 8b, with 2 tons lime, 
Dec, 1897 ... 
36‘ D 
53'8 
97 
21 1 8 
26 
6 
38'2 3 
54-3 
48 
20 3 0 
25 
6 
9a 
Mineral manures and (in 
alternate years) nitrate 
of soda ' (containing 
nitrogen = 100 lb. am- 
monia) . . . . 
32‘3 3 
52-6 
148 
21 1 0 
24 
6 
32'9 4 
537 
36 
18 1 16 
26 
0 
9b 
Mineral manures, nitrate 
of soda (containing 
nitrogen = 100 lb. am- 
monia) omitted (in alter- 
nate years) 
187 4 
537 
59 
11 1 0 
25 
0 
60'8 3 
527 
120 
42 1 7 
23 
0 
10a 
1899, rape cake (=50 lb. 
ammonia). No manure 
since 
21'9 
53'6 
90 
11 2 12 
26 
0 
237 
520 
32 
12 2 6 
23 
6 
1 0b 
Rape cake (=100 lb. am- 
monia) everv year since 
1890 . A . 
34’0 
527 
184 
22 3 12 
23 
0 
45-8 
527 
56 
24 1 18 
23 
6 
11a 
1877-81. farmyard manure 
(=200 lb. ammonia). No 
manure since ; 
327 
53-5 
96 
16 0 14 
26 
6 
26-5 
53’5 
30 
14 3 24 
25 
0 
111) 
Farmyard manure (= 
200 lb. ammonia) every 
year 
42-0 
54-3 
118 
26 0 18 
26 
6 
45'6 
55-3 
42 
27 0 20 
25 
0 
1 Ammonia salts are equal weights of sulphate of ammonia and muriate of ammonia. 
2 Mineral manures are, throughout. 3£ cwt. superphosphate of lime. 200 lb. sulphate of 
potash. 100 lh. sulphate of soda, and 100 lb. sulphate of magnesia per acre. 
3 Applied. 4 Omitted- 
